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Monday December 28, 2015 · 6:52 AM PST

2015/12/28 · 06:52

This is going to be very short—and very bitter. What does it mean to be a Christian cleric? Are you in it for job security? To increase membership and treasury of your church? Or, are you trying to foster the teachings of Christ?

When politicians spout hateful messages about groups of people, do you think it appropriate to not sermonize against that message? Awhile back, some Catholic churches refused to allow abortion supporters comfort and blessings—have any threatened the same to some of today’s messengers of hate? Do you think most Mexicans are rapists and most Muslims are terrorists? Do you think it’s your job to protect them—or to protect the messengers of such hate?

To be very nasty—dear cleric—does your silence enhance your chances to get into Heaven? If you think so, from the bottom of my heart—GO TO HELL!!

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Sunday June 14, 2015 · 5:58 AM PDT

2015/06/14 · 05:58

Zealots "know" right from wrong--good from bad--helpful from hurtful Many here, most?, probably fall into that category and want victory over defeat But that's the problem--often we demand the purest solution, not recognizing that a half victory is better than losing the good fight. One example is the health care issue--most here were in favor of universal single payer coverage-- and don't give Obama and Pelosi enough credit for getting the above mentioned half victory. I saw where analysts are claiming thousands of lives already saved--costing billions less than expected--and yet we don't wildly cheer Obamacare.

update at 10:39AM--obviously, very few agree with my position--I expected this. I no longer think Hillary will win the general election--many her "allies" ain't going to have their heart, or their money, in the fight.

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Tuesday November 25, 2014 · 9:01 AM PST

2014/11/25 · 09:01

I would like a discussion here just by lawyers about the Ferguson non indictment. This site is getting like FOX news--uneducated opinions mixed in with experts. Only rule is, a poster needs to be a practicing lawyer.

Final Solution, part 2

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Monday April 28, 2014 · 6:42 AM PDT

2014/04/28 · 06:42

Today is a day to remember the Holocaust, as if it was a one time thing, and over. The aim is to prevent it from recurring again--to any people, by any people. Lofty ideal that hasn't really come to fruition. There have been mini--midi--major annihilations since 1945 around the world--all reported on worldwide media. Rwanda is the worst example that I can think of--but I'm not really a fan of such events--my family's history has limited my focus .

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Sunday November 24, 2013 · 9:05 AM PST

2013/11/24 · 09:05

I rarely write diaries--part lazy, part other people usually write better ones on the topics I want to discuss. I haven't seen my slant on "failing" schools and feel the necessity to get this rant off my chest.

American schools are not failing, or, put another way, historically, only poor schools, and poor students, failed. Brown v. Board of Ed. forced American schools to integrate. In the South this took a long time--and was avoided by the creation of private Christian Academies. In the rest of America, population segregation resulted in schools with financially poor students, and others with the more advantaged. Most often this was also racial, but not always. I am sure that those children with less money spent inside and outside of school always scored lower on tests. Wealthy White America never paid attention to these failures.

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Friday August 02, 2013 · 8:54 AM PDT

2013/08/02 · 08:54

I believe we win many elections, yet accomplish very little, because we are weaklings. I grew up in the 1950s--a time of many union strikes and social progress. I went to college in the 1960s--a time of many strikes and social progress. In addition to strikes, there were racial riots--which were bad--but did accomplish forcing DC to pay more money--and more attention to--problems in the ghettos.

During this era, I was more interested in the candidate than his party affiliation. Rockefeller was a good governor--Javits a great senator. Many Dems were good--but many others were gung ho for the Vietnam War--which I saw as a no win proposition--people you bomb never greet you with roses.

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Sunday June 24, 2012 · 6:55 AM PDT

2012/06/24 · 06:55

The time has come to play the Jew card--yet I hesitate. Is it wrong to publicly attack a fellow tribesman if he turns his back on minorities? I grew up after WWII, and had more than a few distant relatives with numbers tattooed on their arms. I was constantly told I had an obligation to protect the weakest members of society--"regardless of race, creed, or color." Bigotry and elitism is wrong no matter who the victim.

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Wednesday March 21, 2012 · 8:46 AM PDT

2012/03/21 · 08:46

Hate is a great motivator, and it drives right wing politics--obviously. From "all Muslims might be terrorists" to only "sluts" use birth control, politicians worldwide are using it to obfuscate economic rape by their monied supporters. What got me so pissed is that clerics are enjoying the ride--and then I realized, they probably created group hatred. Before religion, there probably were territorial turf wars--not personal--just one group wanting what the other group had--and, to me, that's normal. Go to the beach, the 2 year old goes to another family's blanket and picks up a toy--ownership is unknown to him--and he wants the toy. That same 2 year old is blind to racial or religious differences--that, too, is normal.

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Sunday November 27, 2011 · 8:49 AM PST

2011/11/27 · 08:49

My wife and I just got back from a visit to Charleston, SC and that trip explained my liberalism. Touring plantations is akin to visiting Dachau-- not something to be enjoyed--something that must be seen to prevent its recurrence. Beautiful gardens remind me of the beautiful music played by inmates of concentration camps. I saw exquisite greenery and heard Kol Nidre--the sorrowful music emblematic of Yom Kippur.

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Monday May 30, 2011 · 6:37 AM PDT

2011/05/30 · 06:37

Last time I ranted--and raved--I was recommended and front paged--so here is my Memorial Day angst. All fallen soldiers are not heroes--some are even villains. Those my age remember My Lai in Vietnam. That was not an isolated incident--carnage has gone on in all wars--today, in Iraq and Afghanistan. BTW, these "bad" soldiers can hide behind temporary insanity pleas--their training and their "superiors" prodded them on.

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Saturday March 26, 2011 · 7:09 AM PDT

2011/03/26 · 07:09

The title should be--Nobody Gives a Shit. Long time ago, I read how man left the cave also left his independence. Libertarians want to enjoy communal existence while maintaining the lack of regulation. Below the fold, I will rant and rave about some of the consequences of the resultant greed and smugness--it will be ugly--I hate writing and today's NYTimes article about how civil people are in Japan enraged me. NY Times

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Thursday January 27, 2011 · 10:29 AM PST

2011/01/27 · 10:29

FICA--social security and medicare payroll tax-- is regressive, and that's what is causing its perceived shortfall. As income disparity grows, FICA gets less income. The math is very simple--so simple, even a Republican should understand this while he/she is drinking tea.

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